Wednesday, 1/31/2024
7:00pm | Hockett Family Recital Hall
Concert for the Rachel S. Thaler Concert Pianist Series: Lucas Debargue
“Since Glenn Gould’s visit to Moscow and Van Cliburn’s victory at the Tchaikovsky Competition in the heat of the Cold War, never has a foreign pianist provoked such frenzy.” (The Huffington Post)
“The art of Lucas Debargue is not just piano-playing but rather a true sound philosophy.” (Le Devoir)
The incredible gift, artistic vision and creative freedom of Lucas Debargue was revealed by his performances at the Tchaikovsky International Competition in Moscow in 2015 and distinguished with the coveted Prize of the Moscow Music Critics’ Association.
Today, Lucas is invited to play solo and with leading orchestras in the most prestigious venues of the world. A performer of fierce integrity and dazzling communicative power, Lucas Debargue draws inspiration for his playing from literature, painting, cinema, jazz, and develops very personal interpretation of a carefully selected repertoire. Though the core piano repertoire is central to his career, he is keen to present works by lesser-known composers like Karol Szymanowski, Nikolai Medtner, or Milosz Magin.
The School of Music, Theatre, and Dance is thrilled to present Mr. Debargue for a concert of Beethoven, Bach, Chopin, and Medtner, as this year's guest for the Rachel S. Thaler Concert Pianist Series, on Tuesday, January 31, 2023, at 7:00 p.m. in Hockett Family Recital Hall. Debargue will also hold a masterclass the previous evening, Monday Jan 30, at 7:00 p.m.

Free, open to the public